Mount Scopus

Stone vessels from Mount Scopus. They were considered vessels that did not accept impurity during the Second Temple period. Photo: Emil Aljam, Israel Antiquities Authority

A stone tool workshop from the Second Temple period was uncovered on Mount Scopus – evidence of a manufacturing center on the pilgrim route to Jerusalem.

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"The discovery of the maker's workshop - alongside huge water reservoirs and a purification bath from the Second Temple period - testifies to the centrality of the site, which is located on the ancient road that was used by pilgrims who came to Jerusalem."
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